Thursday, January 31, 2013

One Month in to 2013

The
first month of the new year is done.Some of the January highlights:

--In
his inaugural address, President Obama actually mentioned gay people, which has
never happened before.He called
for marriage equality, and linked Stonewall with Seneca Falls and Selma.Immediately historians began debating
why pivotal events in American civil-rights history all start with “S.”

--Openly
gay Richard Blanco delivered the inaugural poem, the Rev. Luis Leon offered a
gay-affirming inaugural benediction, the Lesbian and Gay Band Association
performed in the inaugural parade and for the first time openly gay and lesbian
service members took their same-sex partners to the military’s inaugural
ball.No wonder Justice Antonin
Scalia wore to the Inauguration a replica of St. Thomas More’s hat—he needed a
saintly presence to help him get through it.

--A
Boy Scouts of America spokesman said the group is considering lifting its
infamous and longstanding ban on gay members.A couple of Girl Scouts were heard to say, “Get on with it,
you weenies!”

--Director/actress
Jodie Foster gave a speech at the Golden Globes in which she came out and
retired.Or not.

--Actor
Jim Nabors, aka Gomer Pyle, married his partner of 38 years, Stan
Cadwallader.The duo traveled from
their home in Hawaii to Seattle to do the legal deed.Until now, Nabors was never publicly out, but rumors have
swirled around him since the French and Indian War.

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